First Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh book room opened in India

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh (L) and Deepika Pokharna, Director of the Indian Ministry of Culture’s National Mission on Libraries and Anthropology (Source: VNA)

New Delhi (VNA) – A
Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh book room, the first of its kind, was inaugurated in New
Delhi, India, on December 29.

Speaking at the inauguration
ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh introduced a collection
of nearly 1,000 book titles written in English about different areas, ranging
from history, culture, people, religion, heritage to political, socio-economic
policies and achievements of Vietnam.

Several books feature Vietnam-India
relations as well as President Ho Chi Minh, a national liberation hero, a
cultural celebrity honoured by UNESCO and a great friend of the Indian people,
he said.

Thanh said the inauguration of
the book room was the final event hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in India
this year as part of celebrations marking the 45th founding anniversary
of diplomatic ties.

He expressed his belief that such
efforts will push forward the practical development of the Vietnam-India comprehensive
strategic partnership in the future.

Deepika Pokharna, Director of the
Indian Ministry of Culture’s National Mission on Libraries and Anthropology, said
the book room is expected to strengthen friendship and collaboration between
the two countries, and hoped that more similar rooms will be opened in India.

The book room is located at the Central Secretariat Library
of India that was founded in 1891 with about 650,000 volumes at present.-VNA